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Who is to blame, for our health problems? We as humans, have essential necessities, to keep coexisting in this world, one of those necessities is to eat, which leads us to have plenty of choices, some of them are bad, and some other options are good, for our body. This article talks about the bad choices humans make while choosing what to consume. The author of this article, title his piece “Don’t Blame The Eater” which leave the reader wondering, if the eater is not to blame, then who are we blaming, for what the eater has done? The author begins, his article by informing, us about a group of kids that are suing Mc Donald’s, for making them fat, then he asks a question “Whatever happened to personal responsibility?” which leaves the audience, with an open question, that may leave them wondering, if they should answer it, or if the author is going to answer it, or will remain unsolved throughout the article. Since the beginning of the essay, he let the audience thinking, and wondering with a set of questions that he may or may not answer. As he goes down the article, he does not answer any …show more content…
Now, drive back up the block and try to find someplace to buy a grapefruit.” Which is true it is easier to find a fast food restaurant, than a place where to buy something healthy. We do not have many choices, but regardless we could look for the good

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